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Associate Professor Amy Sato's Research Team, includes from left, doctoral student Kara Hultstrand, visiting professor Giane Bientinez Sprada, Sato, and doctoral students Clarissa Shields and Caroline West

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating

Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.

Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has been studying the connection between obesity and low-income youth for more than seven years.

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Jacob Wagner, senior biology and pre-medicine student

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Research Review 2019: Finding New Methods to Lose Weight

Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories.

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Research Review: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Custodial grandparents and their grandchildren are a unique and little-understood population as are the physical and social health challenges they face. Gregory Smith, EdD, professor and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Education, Health and Human Services, has designed a program that could help assess the well-being of such families and provide resources to help them thrive.

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The Spark Innovation Studio is one of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s DI Node resources

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Research Review: Partners by Design

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ broke ground in April on the Design Innovation Hub, a $44.5-million renovation of the former Art Building on the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Campus. J.R. Campbell, MFA, appointed last year as the inaugural director of the Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, recently discussed how it fits into ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s broader research and innovation goals.

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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances.

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Materials Scientist Again Named Among Most Highly Cited Scholars

It’s starting to look a lot like an annual tradition to see a certain ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ professor named on Clarivate Analytics’ list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a member of the Advanced …

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Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urban Design Collaborative Director Terry Schwarz

Collaboration Between ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and Cleveland Aids in City Development

Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.

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Michael Lehman, Ph.D., and Lique Coolen, Ph.D.

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Research Review: Dynamic Duo

Two nationally known neuroscience researchers have joined ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ to continue their quest to uncover the brain’s complex functions—and to collaborate with researchers from a wide range of disciplines at the university and across the region to advance our knowledge of the human brain and translate those discoveries into new treatments and care for brain and nervous system diseases.

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Deric Kenne, Ph.D., Discusses Their Drug Prevention Infrastructure on Spectrum News 1

Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties

Researchers at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.

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Collaborative ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.

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Students pose for a photo while presenting their project during SkyHack, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s aviation design challenge.

College Students to Compete in SkyHack Design Challenge at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Campus buildings.

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